Should be advancement since cultivation is like a skill or developed quality. Especially since he's of the finer living, thus he's used to advancing fairly easily and quickly.
A metaphor compares things WITHOUT using like or as. similes use like or as.
the first one, with "stomach swims", seems like personification,giving an object human qualities.
I would go with the second one, some assume a simile to branch underneath metaphor, I'd assume.
the first one isn't comparing anything, so it's probably the second choice.
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It is most likely D and i do apologize if i am wrong
I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The satirical element that is most dominant in the passage above would be exaggeration. It <span>is a figure of speech used by a writer to overemphasize a point. Hope this answers the question.</span>